Under the agreement, both the companies will contribute existing operating assets into the joint venture. Orica will contribute its equity stakes in its Orica Civil Explosives and Jiangsu Orica Banqiao Mining Machinery businesses, and 87 % of its equity stake in the Hunan Orica Nanling Civil Explosives business while Jiulian will contribute 85 % of its Shandong Yinguang Civil Explosives business.

Arkema is on shopping spree in Asia: The French based petrochemical and specialties company has acquired 160,000 tons/year acrylic acid production capacity in Asia for around US $ 240 million. These acquisitions nevertheless are only the first stage of Arkema's growth plans.

Sadara Chemical Company and Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing Company (Snam) have signed a Cooperation Agreement for the planned Automobile Manufacturing Cluster in Plaschem Park.

A new dust removal facility for railcar unloading has been installed at Thyssenkrupp Steel's blast furnace operations in Duisburg-Hamborn, Germany. Due to the high efficiency of the system, dust emissions have fallen below statutory limit values.

A new dust removal facility for railcar unloading has been installed at Thyssenkrupp Steel's blast furnace operations in Duisburg-Hamborn, Germany. Due to the high efficiency of the system, dust emissions have fallen below statutory limit values.

How do you survive as a German machine builder for over a century and a half? “There are two essential ingredients: innovation and quality,” says Stephan Brand, Vice President Marketing & Product Management at Aerzen. He believes that the chemicals market is a particularly challenging industry.

AkzoNobel is to invest more than €60 million in boosting production capacity for its Bermocoll cellulose derivatives, providing additional momentum for the company's accelerated growth strategy which includes doubling revenue in China to $3 billion by 2015.

Yokogawa’s strategy of growth through cooperations bears fruits: The Japanese process automation specialists teamed up with Eaton to develop an all new integrated production control system.

Praxair will double the capacity of its Memphis, Tennessee, air separation complex to produce oxygen and nitrogen in order to supply Nucor Corporation and Valero Energy Corporation.

ThyssenKrupp Uhde has, through its US business partner, Uhde Corporation of America, been selected by CF Industries, one of the world's leading fertiliser producers, to provide engineering and supply services for two fertiliser complexes in the USA. Overall expenditure on the projects will total US $ 3.8 billion.